Clipper 09 -10: Cork leading the fleet home

8:01 PM Sun 27 Jun 2010 GMT

'Round the World crew members on board Cork - Clipper 09-10' Clipper Ventures PLC &copy

Clipper 09 -10 Round the World Yacht Race. Race 12 Cape Breton Island to Kinsale, Ireland. All being well it looks as though Cork will have the honour of leading the Clipper 09-10 fleet into her home port. Over the past couple of days the Irish entry has been flying along and today still sees the team posting 12-hour runs in excess of 120 nautical miles. 'As we close in on the Fastnet the excitement levels rise,' reports Cork's skipper Hannah Jenner. 'After three difficult races aboard our new steel yacht we have found our groove in the North Atlantic. ...

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by Clipper Ventures PLC